BilletHead Posted May 13, 2018 Posted May 13, 2018 First of all I am not going to be a big time bee keeper. More of a tinkerer. Have a neighbor that gave me two hives across the road from me to mess with. One made it and one did not. I was given a small replacement swarm to replace the lost hive. I put this hive in the yard last spring so I could keep a better eye on it. Existing hive across the road was strong and did not have to worry about it. The replacement pretty small bunch of bees and i fed them well last Fall and they made it through the Winter. These bees went crazy this Spring doing great. This morning about nine thirty the Mrs. started screaming look, look at the bees! I had a swarm forming in front of the hive, it got bigger and bigger into the air higher and higher. I called the lady where the two hives came from and she said catch the swarm. Soon she said they will find a low branch and gather. I have another hive that i had taken over to her house so she could catch another swarm for me from her multiple hives. So i was getting pretty excited until the swarm decided to go way ,way up to the top of a walnut tree, Too big to shake loose and too far up to get to. Just how far up? Mrs. BilletHead on ground pointing to them. Pretty exciting watching them. Would like to have that swarm. Maybe next year , BilletHead Daryk Campbell Sr, Johnsfolly and tho1mas 3 "We have met the enemy and it is us", Pogo If you compete with your fellow anglers, you become their competitor, If you help them you become their friend" Lefty Kreh " Never display your knowledge, you only share it" Lefty Kreh "Eat more bass and there will be more room for walleye to grow!" BilletHead " One thing in life is for sure. If you are careful you can straddle the barbed wire fence but make one mistake and you will be hurting" BilletHead P.S. "May your fences be short or hope you have long legs" BilletHead
tho1mas Posted May 13, 2018 Posted May 13, 2018 BH - Where is your chainsaw? You said you didn't like those walnut trees.
BilletHead Posted May 13, 2018 Author Posted May 13, 2018 1 minute ago, tho1mas said: BH - Where is your chainsaw? You said you didn't like those walnut trees. Big trees are beyond my scope now. You volunteering ? 😆 BilletHead "We have met the enemy and it is us", Pogo If you compete with your fellow anglers, you become their competitor, If you help them you become their friend" Lefty Kreh " Never display your knowledge, you only share it" Lefty Kreh "Eat more bass and there will be more room for walleye to grow!" BilletHead " One thing in life is for sure. If you are careful you can straddle the barbed wire fence but make one mistake and you will be hurting" BilletHead P.S. "May your fences be short or hope you have long legs" BilletHead
tho1mas Posted May 13, 2018 Posted May 13, 2018 Too old & too lazy. Have you tried talking to them? You know " the art of the deal".
BilletHead Posted May 13, 2018 Author Posted May 13, 2018 The bee whisperer ? BilletHead tho1mas 1 "We have met the enemy and it is us", Pogo If you compete with your fellow anglers, you become their competitor, If you help them you become their friend" Lefty Kreh " Never display your knowledge, you only share it" Lefty Kreh "Eat more bass and there will be more room for walleye to grow!" BilletHead " One thing in life is for sure. If you are careful you can straddle the barbed wire fence but make one mistake and you will be hurting" BilletHead P.S. "May your fences be short or hope you have long legs" BilletHead
jdmidwest Posted May 14, 2018 Posted May 14, 2018 That is a pretty big swarm, rent a lift to get it. Or try to follow them when they lift off "Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously." — Hunter S. Thompson
BilletHead Posted May 14, 2018 Author Posted May 14, 2018 42 minutes ago, jdmidwest said: That is a pretty big swarm, rent a lift to get it. Or try to follow them when they lift off Yes JD it was a nice swarm. The swarm formed just after 9:30. Fully gathered by 10. I watched it all day hoping they would move lower or just move period. At 3PM had to go to a visitation, another friend gone. When we got back about a bit after 5 they were gone. We walked around the area looking. I guess they buzzed out, BilletHead Daryk Campbell Sr 1 "We have met the enemy and it is us", Pogo If you compete with your fellow anglers, you become their competitor, If you help them you become their friend" Lefty Kreh " Never display your knowledge, you only share it" Lefty Kreh "Eat more bass and there will be more room for walleye to grow!" BilletHead " One thing in life is for sure. If you are careful you can straddle the barbed wire fence but make one mistake and you will be hurting" BilletHead P.S. "May your fences be short or hope you have long legs" BilletHead
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